Wth?

[kayte819 95]

I know, I know...dont get hung up on the scale....BUT I'm about 6 weeks out & last Saturday I weighed 283 & today I weigh 285. I am averaging 5-600 cals a day. And I don't have a TOM. What the....

Maybe it's what I'm eating? Here's an average day. I'm not big on variety yet cuz my sleeve is picky....realllly picky! Also not a big eater...just can't do 6 meals a day.

Am. SF vanilla latte w/ 2% milk. Takes all morning to drink

lunch. 1/6 of a flat out whole wheat wrap w/ 2 tblspn of cram cheese & 2 oz of smoked salmon

snack. Protein shake w/ 30 g protein...can only stomach a little over 2/3 of it

dinner is the same as lunch.< /p>

Well, thoughts??

[AliveAgain 283]

Are you keeping an actual food journal to log the breakdown of your calories/fats/carbs/protein? Sounds like you are getting in an OK amount of Protein, but might need more. At 6 weeks you should be aiming to get 80-90g at a minimum. And it's good if you can get half of that in before mid-day, rather than lumping it all in the afternoon. If you can, mix up what you're eating rather than eating the same thing more than twice a day. Are you logging your fluids as well, 64oz or more per day? How much are you exercising? It might be time to bump it up a little, like 10% more.

More than likely it's just a stall. The human body is not a perfectly tuned machine and can have it's quirks. Be patient, I'm sure it will break soon!!

[carbgrl 119]

I agree with eating earlier to help get your metabolism started. Could you stomach 1 scrambled egg in the morning?

[Catracks 865]

I would say to skip the latte and eat either cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, egg and cheese or some more Protein packed thing for Breakfast. Try skipping the whole wheat wrap and maybe cut the cream cheese in half or use Greek yogurt with maybe something mixed in it. I also found some crackers that are high in Protein that I eat for some crunchiness. There are also high protein, low carb breads out there, but I only use half a slice or so.

I mix my Protein shakes with 6 oz. of 2% instead of 8 oz. I can drink 6 oz. easily on the way to work.

Then again, it could be a stall. Someone explained stalls to me. Something about glycogen and Water storage. They eventually break. Also, sometimes more calories are better than less. but make them good calories. The salmon is great. Have you tried shrimp, scallops or ahi tuna? All are excellent protein sources.

Also try cardio and weight training.

[kayte819 95]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions!!

I do log food in myfitpal everyday. Here's yesterdays info from it:

Cals - 631

Fat - 32

Carbs - 31

Fiber -6

Protein - 61

[Rainydayz 27]

Sounds like a stall to me. My loss has always done that - Down 2 lbs., back up 1 lb, down 4 lbs. back up 2 lbs. and so on. At least the net is a loss and that's what we want!